Pvt. Thomas Parkin

Pvt. Thomas Parkin

   Listed in the 1850-1860 Elgin Directory as a Shoe Maker living on Pinnacle St.
   Listed on the 1860 Census #299/2219 as a 28 year old Shoe Maker from England.

1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 27, 1861,

1862 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 7, 1862

C Co.     127th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Elgin Sharpshooters

   Mustered in Sept. 5, 1862.
   Home or record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield rifled musket.
   Died at Elgin Aug. 30, 1863.

     Known actions;
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss.           Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark.                  Jan. 11, 1863
Tuscumbia, Ala.                        May 13, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss.                       May 19, 1863
Miliken's Bend, La.                   June 13, 1863
   Buried in Elgin City Cemetery.

     Post war;
   Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the City cemetery closed.

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.